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This time last week, I was still in a tizzy trying to wrap my head round my first manuscript acceptance. Yesterday I signed my debut novel [...]
June 21, 2019
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Two years ago I finished my first fantasy novel manuscript while pregnant and on maternity leave. One month ago I received my first request for a [...]
June 17, 2019
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In the past month since I last posted, I have received great news: my first full manuscript request from a publisher for my debut fantasy novel. [...]
May 8, 2019
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Although it doesn’t feel like spring here in chilly Northern Ireland, I have finally dusted off the literary cobwebs and started working on [...]
April 4, 2019
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January is just past the halfway mark and already I’ve received my first novel manuscript rejection for the year. Hurrah! I say that of [...]
January 19, 2019
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Since my last post, I’ve been adrift on the endless sea that is the submissions process. While it may be a calm sea so far, I can’t [...]
July 13, 2018
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It has been a while since my last post, mainly because my maternity leave ended in April; my writing took a temporary back seat while I got into [...]
May 21, 2018
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This week marks a major milestone in my writing career: after 5 drafts and a concept that was born 4 years ago, my fantasy novel is finally out [...]
November 18, 2017
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This post is technically a month overdue (no pun intended, considering I am on maternity leave), but between being busy with two author [...]
August 8, 2017
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After 5 drafts, I’m down to the last 50 pages of my second novel. With any luck, this one could become my debut – more on the reasons [...]
May 10, 2017
Leilanie Stewart 